iv. NCAA. digital repository is powered by
DIGITĀLAYA. which is developed by C-DAC Pune.

2.INFORMAL
WTO MINISTERIAL MEET HELD IN NEW DELHI

Informal meeting of the World Trade
Organisation ministers was held in New Delhi .

i. This meeting was called by IndiA. to
explore options to reinvigorate the World Trade Organisation, by engaging in
free and frank discussions.

ii. This meeting was attended by Ministers
and Vice Ministers from 27 countries and WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo.

World Trade Organisation (WTO):

♦ Formed in –
1995

♦ Task –
Regulation of International Trade

♦
Headquarters – Geneva, Switzerland

♦ Current
Director General – Robert Azevedo

3.INDIA.
AND EU SIGNED AGREEMENT ON SHARING EARTH OBSERVATION DATA. FROM EACH OTHER’S
SATELLITES:

i. The agreement was signed by Philippe
Brunet, director for Space Policy, Copernicus and Defence, on behalf of
European Commission and by PG Diwakar, Scientific Secretary in the ISRO on
behalf of the Department of Space.

ii. The agreement will strengthen cooperation on Earth
observation and mutual access to datA. from sentinel series of satellites of EU
and from the earth observation satellites of India.

iii. According to this agreement the European
Commission would offer free, full and open access to datA. from the Copernicus
Sentinel family of satellites to India.

iv. India’s Department of Space will offer
free, full and open access to the datA. from ISRO’s earth observation
satellites to the Copernicus programme and its participating states.

About Indian Space Research Organisation
(ISRO):

♦ Chairman –
Dr. K. Sivan

♦
Headquarters – Bangalore, Karnataka

4.G-20
MINISTERS MEETING HELD IN ARGENTINA

First G20 meeting of finance ministers and
central bank governors under Presidency of ArgentinA. was held on 19th and 20th
March 2018 in Argentina.

i. The meeting was attended by finance ministers of 22 countries, 17 Central
Bank Governors and 10 heads of international organizations, including International
Monetary Fund Managing Director, Christine Lagarde and Administrator of the
United Nations Development Programme, Achim Steiner.

ii. Discussions at the this two-day meeting
revolved aroundinfrastructure
development and the future of work in the digital arena.